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Mirpur: Happy with his team\u2019s entry into the finals of ICC World T20, Indian skipper MS Dhoni said India believed that they could chase the target. “There was a sense of calm in the dressing room when we went out to bat. Most of the thoughts were positive. Everybody saw that the wicket was better than those we have played on. They believed they could chase this down. It is not just the self-belief, but the belief in each other that is crucial,\u201d he said,
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In all praise for Virat Kohli, Dhoni said that there weren\u2019t many who were as consistent as Virat. \u201cIt is great to have him at No. 3. He grabs his opportunities, something everyone needs to learn from him. Ashwin was brilliant. We kept him back for AB. We didn’t want to give him pace,\u201d he said, adding that he wanted to let Virat hit the winning shot so he played out the last ball of the 19th over without a run.\n<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli said that it was one of those days when he had to keep his cool. “Today was one of those days when I had to keep my cool,” said Virat Kohli, who got the the Man of the Match award for his scintillating knock of 72 runs.
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“Against a world-class attack and with boundaries not coming, it wasn’t easy. In Twenty20, I look at target in number of runs and overs to go, not runs and balls to go. Overs make it looks easier. I had to keep telling myself that I could make up later. I told (Suresh) Raina let’s try to finish in the 19th over. We don’t want to give Dale (Steyn) eight runs to defend in the final over. He can bowl six good Yorkers. I wasn’t feeling too good before this game as I had some body weakness. So it is good to go out and let it all out,\u201d said Kohli.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Mirpur: Happy with his team\u2019s entry into the finals of ICC World T20, Indian skipper MS Dhoni said India believed that they could chase the target. “There was a sense of calm in the dressing room when we went out to bat. Most of the thoughts were positive. Everybody saw that the wicket was better than those we have played on. They believed they could chase this down. It is not just the self-belief, but the belief in each other that is crucial,\u201d he said,
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In all praise for Virat Kohli, Dhoni said that there weren\u2019t many who were as consistent as Virat. \u201cIt is great to have him at No. 3. He grabs his opportunities, something everyone needs to learn from him. Ashwin was brilliant. We kept him back for AB. We didn’t want to give him pace,\u201d he said, adding that he wanted to let Virat hit the winning shot so he played out the last ball of the 19th over without a run.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket-cricket"],"yoast_head":"\n